Hey all. Brewing a Belgian Golden Ale and using Wyeast 1214. I heard that 1214 was a notoriously slow starter so I worked some flexibility into my brew schedule. Activated the smack pack and 6 hours later it was MAYBE SLIGHTLY swollen. Pitched it into a 1qt viability starter and 24 hours later it had done nothing! 48 hours after pitching into the starter it was bubbling. Pitched it into a 3 gal OG 1.074 batch at 65F and 24 hours later it was chugging along. Take home message - give the starter a couple of days for this yeast to wake up. Doing so will let it “hit the ground running” when you pitch into your wort.
I pitched at 65F, held it there for about 24 hours, then let it free rise to 75F. I plan on letting it get no warmer for the remainder of fermentation. No over the top banana or bubble gum smells yet.
I’ll keep you all posted as to how it turns out.
